What size is the Jamaica passport photo?

Printed, 35 x 45 mm. The file: JPEG. The head takes 56% to 78% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.

Can I wear glasses in my Jamaica passport photo?

Only if you have to wear them, with no tint and no glare over your eyes.

Can I smile in my Jamaica passport photo?

Neutral, not smiling; facing square on and looking directly at the camera; eyes open and clearly visible.

Can I wear a head covering in my Jamaica passport photo?

Religious purposes only (fill in Section H of the form); outline of the face from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead clearly shown, both ears visible as far as possible.

How recent must my Jamaica passport photo be?

Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. The photo is read and checked in your browser. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.

How is the head measured?

The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.

Will my photo be accepted?

Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.

What does the Detail check add?

Detail check for your Jamaica passport photo, €6.99: the Detail check of your own photo against the official rules (opt-in; it never changes your photo), unlimited re-checks and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. No file and no print sheet: the rules don't allow us to change this photo. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more in the file you chose, if you choose to send it, and never changes it. Without buying you can check any photo here and save the acceptance report, free.

Passport, visa and ID photos · Jamaica

Jamaica passport photo: check yours

Check your Jamaica passport photo against the official rules before you send it. We never change it. Official size: 35 x 45 mm. Background: plain, no shadows: white for a dark complexion, pastel shaded for a light complexion, pale blue or pastel for grey/white hair (simplified renewal sheet: off-white, pale blue for grey/white or bleached hair). Rules read on pica.gov.jm on 4 November 2026.

Choose the photo file you were given
We check it against the official rules, without changing it
If it passes, send that same file

Choose your photo file

Free check. Once it passes, our Detail check, €6.99: unlimited re-checks for 30 days, and we never change your photo. Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed.

Your photo

Your photo stays on your device: nothing is uploaded, and no face is recognised.

What a passing photo needs

Stand a step in front of a plain light wall, with nothing behind you.
Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
Phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away: ask someone, or hold it at arm's length.
Glasses only if you must wear them, with no tint or glare.
A neutral face, eyes open, looking straight at the camera.

Check your photo

Drop your original photo file here, or choose it As the photographer or the camera gave it

The first photo loads the face finder and the background outline from this site, about 15 MB, once.

Guide lines Dashed: top of head. Solid: chin.

Adjust the top-of-head line

Top of head The top of your head is an estimate: move the dashed line to it. This moves the line only; your photo is not changed.

See every measurement

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Before you send it: our Detail check

€6.99

Detail check of your own photo against the official rules: glasses, expression, shadows and more (opt-in: our AI model, run in the EU)
It never changes your photo: you send the same file you checked
Unlimited re-checks and the whole family's photos for this document, for 30 days
Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed

Choose a photo first.

Pay only once your photo passes: the button turns on once it passes every check. One payment, no subscription. No file and no print sheet: the official rules don't allow us to change this photo. Rejected by the authority after it passed here? Email us the rejection within 30 days and we refund you in full. While you pay, your photo waits in this browser on this device for up to 24 hours: it is never uploaded.

Before you send it, confirm

Only you can see these: we never judge them from the photo.

I wear glasses only because I have to, with no tint and no glare over my eyes. My expression is as the rules ask (Expression, below). My eyes are open and clearly visible. The light on my face is even, with no shadow on my face or behind me. The photo was taken in the last 6 months.

If your photo passes, send the same file you checked here, unchanged.

Free: every rule your file was checked against, with the official words, made on this device.

The face finder and the background outline run in this page from files served by this site (sources and licences). They find where a face is in the photo; they never recognise who it is.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

This page only checks your photo: it never crops, edits or re-saves it.

PICA picks the background by the person: white if you have a dark complexion, pastel if you have a light complexion, pale blue or pastel if your hair is grey or white (its renewal form says off-white). It also asks for professionally produced prints for paper renewals and recommends a professional photographer for online renewal. So this page checks your photo as it is and never changes it.

The rules at a glance

For the Jamaican passport photo (35 x 45 mm prints; digital photo for the PICA online adult renewal), as the official rules state them.

Size: 35 x 45 mm
Background: Plain, no shadows: white for a dark complexion, pastel shaded for a light complexion, pale blue or pastel for grey/white hair (simplified renewal sheet: off-white, pale blue for grey/white or bleached hair).
Head size: 56% to 78% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Glasses: Only if you have to wear them
Expression: A neutral face, eyes open, looking straight at the camera.
Taken: In the last 6 months
Edits: None: this page only checks your photo, it never changes it.

All the official rules and sources

Printed size: 35 mm wide, 45 mm tall (35 mm wide x 45 mm high)
Digital photo: No pixel size set
File: JPEG
This page: Checks your photo as it is; it makes no file
Head height: 56% to 78% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head
Background: plain, no shadows: white for a dark complexion, pastel shaded for a light complexion, pale blue or pastel for grey/white hair (simplified renewal sheet: off-white, pale blue for grey/white or bleached hair)
Glasses: Only if you have to wear them
Expression: neutral, not smiling; facing square on and looking directly at the camera; eyes open and clearly visible
Head covering: religious purposes only (fill in Section H of the form); outline of the face from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead clearly shown, both ears visible as far as possible
Taken: In the last 6 months
Colour: Colour only

two identical prints, 35 mm wide x 45 mm high, matte/dull or semi-gloss finish, no creases, ink marks, staples or embossed seal
margin above the head: at least 2 mm (poster) / 3 to 4 mm (web page)
full frontal view of head, neck and top of the shoulders; ears visible; no exposed shoulders or chest
no other person or object; no background shadows; even lighting, no reflections on the face; no red-eye; natural skin tone
glasses strongly discouraged: never tinted, no reflections, no heavy frames, frames must not cover the eyes
avoid white clothing on a light complexion and bright colours; black attire is recommended
one print certified on the back by the official who certified the form (not needed for an adult renewal without a name change)
online renewal: digital photo saved as JPEG; PICA's photo checker in the portal tests it

For: passport application or renewal at a PICA office or Jamaican Embassy, Consulate or High Commission (two identical prints); PICA online adult passport renewal (digital photo uploaded, JPEG; PICA's photo checker in the portal).

Official source: www.pica.gov.jm, checked on 4 November 2026.

Two (2) identical photographs are required

Photograph should not be taken more than six (6) months prior to submitting application

Photographs should be taken in colour with a matte/dull finish, against a plain background

Applicants of light complexion should avoid wearing white clothing and should have photographs taken against a pastel shaded background

Applicants of dark complexion should wear coloured clothing and photographs should be taken against a white background.

Applicants with grey/white hair should have their photograph taken against a pale blue or pastel background

There should be no background shadows

A full frontal pose of head, neck, and top of the shoulder is required

Exposed shoulders and chest must be avoided

Eye glasses should not have tinted lenses

Heavy (thick) frames should be avoided

Headgear is permitted ONLY for religious purposes, in which case, Section H of the passport application form must be filled out. Facial features including the outline of the face from the bottom of the chin to top of the forehead must be clearly shown

The length of the face in the photograph should be 25mm to 35mm. There should be a margin of 3mm to 4mm between the head and the edge of the photograph

No embossed seal should be affixed to the photographs

Official source: www.pica.gov.jm, checked on 4 November 2026.

PHOTOGRAPH SPECIFICATIONS FOR JAMAICAN PASSPORTS

45millimetres (length) x 35 millimetres (width)

A close-up of the face and shoulders so that the face covers approximately 65 to 75% of the photograph

there should be a margin of no less than 2mm from the top of the head (including hair) to the edge of the photograph

The length of the face should be 25mm to 35mm from chin to the top of head

Photographs should be printed on high quality paper (Semi-Gloss recommended)

A professional camera is recommended (8 mega pixels and above)

There shall be no red in the eyes

Expression should be neutral.

There should be no reflections from the eyeglasses

It is strongly recommended that glasses be removed

Black attire is recommended

Official source: www.pica.gov.jm, checked on 4 November 2026.

Instruction Sheet – Updated October 2018

Applicants are required to submit two (2) identical professionally produced photographs.

Taken in colour, against an off-white background.

Applicants with grey/white or bleached hair should have photographs taken against a pale blue background.

No head covering is allowed, except for religious purposes.

Official source: passport.pica-online.com, checked on 4 November 2026.

A digital passport size photograph stored on computer

We recommend that you use a professional photographer to take your picture.

You will need to then save the photograph in JPEG format to your computer.

After which you may visit our online application home page and use our photo checker to test if your picture is acceptable.

Two (2) professionally produced passport size photographs

Official source: www.pica.gov.jm, checked on 4 November 2026.

Two (2) identical photographs (NB: only one photograph must be certified and this should be done by the same certifying official who certified your application)

PLEASE NOTE: If there has been no change to your name then certification of your document and photograph is no longer required when submitting an application for renewal of an adult passport ONLY.

Passport-sized photograph for upload on our portal

Official source: www.pica.gov.jm, checked on 4 November 2026.

The Official who certifies the application is also required to certify the reverse side of one photograph of the applicant, with the following inscription above his/her signature:

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.

How to use it

Use the original photo file, as the photographer or the camera gave it.
Choose it here. The page finds your face and checks the photo without changing it.
Move Top of head if the dashed line is not at the top of your head.
Fix what the page lists, and tick what only you can confirm.
If it passes, send that same file, unchanged.

Questions

What size is the Jamaica passport photo?: Printed, 35 x 45 mm. The file: JPEG. The head takes 56% to 78% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
What background does the Jamaica passport photo need?: Plain, no shadows: white for a dark complexion, pastel shaded for a light complexion, pale blue or pastel for grey/white hair (simplified renewal sheet: off-white, pale blue for grey/white or bleached hair).
Can I wear glasses in my Jamaica passport photo?: Only if you have to wear them, with no tint and no glare over your eyes.
Can I smile in my Jamaica passport photo?: Neutral, not smiling; facing square on and looking directly at the camera; eyes open and clearly visible.
Can I wear a head covering in my Jamaica passport photo?: Religious purposes only (fill in Section H of the form); outline of the face from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead clearly shown, both ears visible as far as possible.
How recent must my Jamaica passport photo be?: Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
Is my photo uploaded?: No. The photo is read and checked in your browser. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.
How is the head measured?: The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.
Will my photo be accepted?: Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
Why can't I save a new file here?: This page only checks your photo: it never crops, edits or re-saves it. PICA picks the background by the person: white if you have a dark complexion, pastel if you have a light complexion, pale blue or pastel if your hair is grey or white (its renewal form says off-white). It also asks for professionally produced prints for paper renewals and recommends a professional photographer for online renewal. So this page checks your photo as it is and never changes it.
What does the Detail check add?: Detail check for your Jamaica passport photo, €6.99: the Detail check of your own photo against the official rules (opt-in; it never changes your photo), unlimited re-checks and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. No file and no print sheet: the rules don't allow us to change this photo. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more in the file you chose, if you choose to send it, and never changes it. Without buying you can check any photo here and save the acceptance report, free.